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Commissioner Bird asked about the design proposed for the <br />20th Avenue extension, and Director Davis advised that it would <br />be a�2-lane, 24 -foot wide paved road with grass swales on both <br />sides. Signalization would be at Oslo Road and 20th Avenue. <br />The road would be comparable with the existing situation there, <br />and we would maintain the existing alignment. We are not going <br />to encourage a high speed limit on that road, and are looking at <br />stop control at 14th Street, S.W. It is not to be an <br />uncontrolled straight shot from Oslo Road. <br />Commissioner Bird knew that was a concern of the residents, <br />and Director Davis said that they would try to maintain a lower <br />spee level than most collector roads. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if it was possible to incorporate <br />intoll,the design of the plan a nice, safe bike path connecting to <br />schools in that area and the new park. <br />Director Davis said that could be done very easily between <br />Oslo!Road and 13th Street S.W. where we have 80-90 feet of <br />right; -of -way, but once we get into Oslo Park Subdivision, we <br />could only accommodate a sidewalk because there is only 70 feet <br />of riight-of-way there. <br />(Commissioner Bird felt we really would be remiss if we did <br />not go ahead and incorporate the bike paths into the design to <br />serve the large number of children in those subdivisions. <br />Stephen Lau, 1695 20th Ave., S.W., stated that he represents <br />a majority of the residents in the southern half of Oslo Park <br />Subdivision who strongly oppose the extension of 20th Avenue as <br />another access into the Vero Beach Highlands. He presented the <br />following petition signed by 87 residents in Oslo Park: <br />